On Friday March 15th Ambrey and UKMTO said that a tanker in Red Sea had been attacked, with two explosions reported. United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a ship had reported being “struck by a missile” early on Friday. “The vessel has sustained some damage,” the UKMTO added. It...
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Gaza relief vessel Open Arms gets GPS jammed
Ex migrant-rescue vessel-turned aid relief ship Open Arms (IMO 7325887) appeared to take a very strange route to its eventual destination of the Gaza beach, apparently turning up near Beirut, Lebanon, on March 14th. It was never really there. Its GPS was jammed / spoofed by an unknown party or...
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Houthis extend target area
Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Houthis, said on Thursday March 14th that the group would extend the range of its shipping targets to include Israel-linked ships passing through the Indian Ocean towards the Cape of Good Hope. “Our main battle is to prevent ships linked to the Israeli...
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Marine round-up : 15th March 2024
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Hi-jacked bulk carrier reaches Somalia: ransom demand reported
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Allianz Commercial hires Marsh’s Dance for marine hull
Marine broker Paul Dance is leaving Marsh to become a marine hull underwriter at Allianz Commercial. Dance has been at Marsh since 2020, rising to the position of senior vice president. Previously he had spent more than 11 years as a marine broker at Aon.
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Marine accident round-up : 14th March 2024
Passenger/vehicle RoRo SWM Salve Regina (IMO 9831983) ran aground off Romblon, Philippines late on March 10th 2024, necessitating the rescue of 168 passengers and 55 crew members. There were also 21 vehicles on board. There was no sign of any pollution as a result of the incident, and no injuries...
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Products tanker allides with Indian oil import facility
Oil products tanker Hafnia Seine (IMO 9342217) collided with a crude oil import facility in Gujarat, India, during the night of Sunday March 10th. The vessel had been en route to the East Coast of the US from Sikka, western India. While en route, the ship collided with the crude import facility...
Another vessel attacked in Red Sea; US responds
Between 08:50 and 12:50 local time on March 11th the Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles aimed at container ship Pinocchio (IMO 9400112), a Singaporean-owned vessel that sails under the Liberian flag. The missiles landed wide of their target. No injuries were reported, nor was their...
Surge in drone attacks from Houthis in Yemen
After the first major attack by Operation Prosperity Guardian on Houthi land military infrastructure, the number of attacks using drones dropped off dramatically. For a couple of weeks the attacks were nearly all with missiles. It would appear that the Houthis have now replenished their stocks,...
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